FieldSelector

All Superinterfaces:: Cloneable

All Known Implementing Classes:: AllIndexesSelector, ExcludeFieldEnumSelector, ExcludeFieldIndexSelector, ExcludeFieldNameSelector, FieldEnumSelector, FieldIndexSelector, FieldNameSelector

public interface FieldSelector extends Cloneable

Interface used to identify classes capable of selecting fields and returning their positions in a given sequence.

Author:: Univocity Software Pty Ltd - parsers@univocity.com

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Object

clone()

Clones this field selector.

String

describe()

Returns a string that represents the current field selection

int[]

getFieldIndexes(NormalizedString[] headers)

Returns the indexes of any selected fields that are part of a sequence of headers.

int[]

getFieldIndexes(String[] headers)

Returns the indexes of any selected fields that are part of a sequence of headers.

Method Details
- getFieldIndexes
  
  int[] getFieldIndexes(String[] headers)
  
  Returns the indexes of any selected fields that are part of a sequence of headers.
  
  Parameters:
  
  headers - the sequence of headers that might have some elements selected by this FieldSelector
  
  Returns:
  
  the positions of all selected elements in the given headers sequence.
- getFieldIndexes
  
  int[] getFieldIndexes(NormalizedString[] headers)
  
  Returns the indexes of any selected fields that are part of a sequence of headers.
  
  Parameters:
  
  headers - the sequence of headers that might have some elements selected by this FieldSelector
  
  Returns:
  
  the positions of all selected elements in the given headers sequence.
- describe
  
  String describe()
  
  Returns a string that represents the current field selection
  
  Returns:
  
  a string that represents the current field selection
- clone
  
  Object clone()
  
  Clones this field selector. Changes to the selection on the clone won't be reflected on the original
  
  Returns:
  
  a copy of the current field selector.